ORLANDO, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Feb 10, 2009 --
Actify Inc., the global leader in product data
collaboration solutions, today announced at SolidWorks World 2009 that it
has forged a technology partnership with Aras®, the leading Microsoft
enterprise open source software solution provider. The partnership will
provide Actify's SpinFire visualization products embedded in every download
of the advanced PLM software suite from Aras to deliver seamless
3D and 2D file translation, publishing,
and distribution.

Actify's SpinFire technology is designed to enable access, communication,
distribution and re-use of numerous
3D and
2D CAD file formats throughout the enterprise and global supply chain.
SpinFire enables collaboration on all the major
CAD formats including CATIA, SolidWorks,
Inventor, AutoCAD, NX, Solid Edge, and more. With the partnership, every
download of the advanced PLM software solution from Aras will include
Actify's SpinFire for CAD viewing with additional capabilities available as
an upgrade.

"Embedding SpinFire in Aras provides companies with an immediate way to
streamline processes where secure access to viewing CAD files is necessary
such as collaborating on product designs with international suppliers and
outsourced manufacturers," said David Opsahl, CEO of Actify. " By
integrating our technology with the Aras
PLM
software solution, businesses have a powerful new way to solve their
collaboration needs."

"Companies that use product lifecycle management software need to be able
to view the CAD files, and making the SpinFire CAD viewing software
available in Aras expands our capabilities to everyone that wants to access
3D models and 2D drawings," said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. "Because
of our advanced
model-based SOA and the
open format of the Aras PLM software we are able to embed the SpinFire CAD
viewer technology very quickly and easily so that it is included in every
download."

Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of product
data collaboration solutions with customer companies throughout the
automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, and discrete manufacturing
industries. Actify products are sold through authorized distributors and
Value Added Resellers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Actify is
headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information please
visit
www.actify.com or call 415.227.3800.